@article{18652,
  keywords = {Biopsy, Coloring Agents, Double-Blind Method, Granuloma, Humans, leprosy, Leprosy, Borderline, Leprosy, lepromatous, Lymphocytes, Prospective Studies, Skin, Skin Diseases},
  author = {Singh N and Bhatia A and Gupta K and Ramam M},
  title = {Cytomorphology of leprosy across the Ridley-Jopling spectrum.},
  abstract = {<p><b>OBJECTIVE: </b>To evaluate the possible role of cytology in classifying leprosy lesions on the Ridley-Jopling scale.</p><p><b>STUDY DESIGN: </b>A double-blind, prospective study comparing cytologic assessment of 30 clinically diagnosed cases of leprosy with their histopathology. May-Grünwald-Giemsa and Ziehl-Neelsen stain were done on slit skin smears and fine needle aspiration material.</p><p><b>RESULTS: </b>Cytologic subclassification was possible in 23 cases as tuberculoid leprosy (11), midborderline (3), borderline lepromatous (5) and lepromatous leprosy (4). These correlated with histologic subtypes.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION: </b>May-Grünwald-Giemsa complements Ziehl-Neelsen stain, yielding information almost comparable to that from histologic examination of skin biopsies.</p>},
  year = {1996},
  journal = {Acta cytologica},
  volume = {40},
  pages = {719-23},
  month = {1996 Jul-Aug},
  issn = {0001-5547},
  doi = {10.1159/000333945},
  language = {eng},
}